Congressman Tim Mahoney Protest

About 30 protestors lined the sidewalk outside of U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney's Congressional office in Stuart on Wednesday, calling for the Democratic Congressman's resignation. Mahoney is accused of paying a former aide to keep quiet about an extramarital affair, possibly with campaign funds.

STUART - People protest outside of U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney's headquarters in Stuart, Fla., on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. About 30 people lined the sidewalk in front of the Congressman's office calling for his resignation after being accused of paying a fomer staffer to keep quiet about their extramarital affair.

STUART - Donna Sozzio, left, a supporter of Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, and protestor Diane McKechnie, right, exchange contentious words during a protest outside of Congressman Mahoney's headquarters in downtown Stuart, Fla., on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. About 30 people lined the sidewalk shouting and waving signs calling for Mahoney's resignation after he was accused of paying a former aide to keep quiet about an affair. Details of a relationship with a second woman have also recently surfaced.

STUART - Florida Rep. Gayle Harrell joins protestors outside of U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney's headquarters in Stuart, Fla., on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. About 30 protestors lined the sidewalk shouting and holding signs calling for Mahoney's resignation after being accused of paying a staffer to keep quiet about an extramarital affair, possibly with campaign funds.

STUART - Diane McKechnie, center, and others protest in front of U.S Rep. Tim Mahoney's Stuart, Fla., office. About 30 protesters lined the sidewalk, calling for the Congressman's resignation after being accused of paying a staffer to keep quiet about an extramarital affair.

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STUART - People calling for the resignation of U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney protest outside his office in Stuart, Fla., on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Mahoney is accused of paying a former staffer to keep quiet about an extramarital affair.

STUART - Mary Logan, left, of Jensen Beach, Fla., protests outside of U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney's headquarters in Stuart, Fla., on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Logan was one of several protestors calling for the Congressman's resignation after being accused of paying a former aide to keep quiet about an affair.

STUART - One of about 30 protestors outside of U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney's Congressional office in Stuart, Fla., on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Congressman Mahoney is accused of paying a former staffer to keep quiet about an extramarital affair, possibly with campaign funds.